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From the Idea to The Trail Planning a Troop Backpacking Trip September 10, 2012 Joshua Froimson Troop 54 Scoutmaster The Places You Need A trail to hike A place to camp Parking at or near a trailhead Troop 54 Scouts pose on top of

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From the Idea to The Trail

Planning a Troop Backpacking Trip

September 10, 2012 Joshua Froimson Troop 54 Scoutmaster

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The Places You Need

  • A trail to hike
  • A place to camp
  • Parking at or near a trailhead

Troop 54 Scouts pose on top of Mount Hunger on the Midstate Trail near Ashburnham, MA June 2008

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Major Trails That Are Close

Troop 54 Scouts

  • n the Lake Trail near

East Dorset, VT August 2012

Midstate Trail - MA Metacomet-Monadnock Trail - MA, NH North South Trail - RI Bay Circuit Trail and Greenway - MA

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Other Area Trails

  • Airline Trail - CT
  • Appalachian Trail - CT, MA, VT, NH ME
  • Narragansett Trail - RI, CT
  • Nehantic Trail RI, CT
  • Robert Frost Trail - MA
  • Tippecansett Trail - RI, CT
  • Tully Trail - MA, NH

Troop 54 Scouts

  • n the Airline Trail near

Pomfret Center, CT June 2012

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Places to Camp

  • Scout Camps
  • Foundation Owned Properties
  • State Parks
  • National Forests
  • Army Corps of Engineers Managed Properties
  • Privately Owned Campgrounds
  • Municipal Parks

Troop 54 Scouts at Wendell State Forest

  • n the M-M Trail in

Wendell, MA November 2009

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Planning the Trail

Types of maps

  • Printed USGS topographical maps
  • Maps you make using TOPO! software
  • Trail maps posted by the forest service

One of the fancier trail blazes, on the M-M Trail in Wendell, MA November 2009

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TOPO! Software

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Desired Trail Features

  • Not too far, not too steep.
  • Few or no paved roads to

cross.

  • Few or no houses to pass.
  • A lake for swimming is a

plus.

  • A trail shelter is a plus if

your group is small enough for it to make a difference.

Troop 54 Scouts leave a trail shelter on the Appalachian Trail near Bennington, VT August 2010

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Route to the Trailhead

  • Use Google Maps to generate

directions from your meet-up location to the trailhead (and back).

  • You can input or output GPS

coordinates in Google Maps and in TOPO!.

  • Link to the directions in your event

posting, so everyone will know where you are headed.

Trailhead near East Dorset, VT, shown on Google Maps August 2012

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Preparing the Participants

  • Meal planing
  • Packing list
  • Medical form
  • Permission slip
  • Understand LNT
  • Understand forest restrictions

Troop 54 Scouts

  • n the Midstate Trail in

Oakham, MA March 2008

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What to Pack

Key Items:

  • Backpacking tents
  • Backpacking stoves
  • Water bottles
  • Sleeping bags and pads
  • Water purification materials

See the checklist for other items. Weight is important - every ounce counts!

Troop 54 Scouts cook dinner in Arcadia Management Area in Hope Valley, RI February 2009